Lesson 23 of 84 · Light
Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabRecording What You See (Part 2)
Recording What You See (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Energy never disappears — it just hides somewhere else.
Mind = Blown
⚡ Static electricity is the same physics as lightning, just smaller.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: which will move faster, and why?
What You'll Learn
Recording your observations means writing down or drawing what you notice during an experiment.
Key Words
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Steps
Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?
Build a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows. Measure how tall you can make it.
Look for something that changed. What is it?
Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Why do we record what happens in experiments?
Where you see this in real life
You use this every time you flip a light switch, ride a bike, or kick a ball.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Time how long a small ball rolls down something, then change the slope and try again.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
Next Smart Experiment
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